The Albertinum Museum

The Albertinum Museum is one of the attractions of Dresden.

The building of the museum belongs to the Neo-Renaissance era. It is located on Rathenauplatz Square, in the eastern part of the Brühl Terrace.

The building originally belonged to the Arsenal and was built in 1559-1563. The building was rebuilt into the museum by the architect Karl Adolphe Chancellor at the end of the XIX century. From the old arsenal to our time, little has survived: a basement with a vaulted ceiling, one hall on the first floor and two rusty portals on the western facade. The building was named after King Albert, who ruled Saxony between 1873 and 1902.

Today, the Albertinum houses the Sculpture Collection and the Gallery of New Masters of the State Art Collections of Dresden.

Since 1959, the museum has exhibited part of the State Art Collections, the treasures of the Green Vault, a collection of coins and medals, a collection of sculptures. Particular attention is drawn to the multi-figure composition of porcelain, precious stones, silver and gold.

In 2004-2010, the building underwent major reconstruction.